48 Hours a Day

Zhang Heng's words stunned Xu Qian for two seconds, even forgot to breathe. She coughed while choking on the cigarette she had just inhaled. "This is ridiculous. Isn't there a lot of clones in the new Shanghai 0297 according to you, besides those marked behind the neck, there are also clones like me... what do you say, another group of unnumbered clones. ”

“Exactly.” Zhang Heng nodded.

“How did you come to this conclusion from Fuji's boss and the boss's mother not admitting that I worked there, and Kang Hong and the landlord said that the original tenant of 714 was a family of three? And you think it's not just me, there's a lot of unknown clones like me in this city? ”

“You're not the only one in this situation.” Zhang Hengjingdao.

“What?”

“I went to your boyfriend's office the other day. ”

“Wait, you're still investigating him without telling me?” Xu Qian heard that she was a little angry, "I said many times, and the stalking was over. ”

“I heard what you said, but this has nothing to do with you being followed, it's just my personal interest," Zhang Hengdao, "I investigated your boyfriend's company, and I came across a marketing manager there called Liao Ming. ”

Xu Qian was also a little unsure of what to say when she heard this explanation. Indeed, if it wasn't for what she was being followed, Zhang Heng investigated who was his freedom.

Xu Qian took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions. "I seem to have some impression on this person. I also saw him when I went to the company. My boyfriend said he was the backbone of the company. He seemed to be in charge of all sales matters. ”

“Yes, if you look at his resume, you'll find that he's the perfect employee that every company dreams of. ”

“And then what? ”

“Do you know why Liao Ming worked so hard because he had a daughter, born to him and his ex-wife, probably because he felt that divorce had left his daughter without a mother, and Liao Ming had always felt guilty about her daughter, so he tried to make up for the latter in his material life. ”

“What are you trying to say, Liao Ming's daughter doesn't exist?” Xu Qian asked.

“No, his daughter exists, his daughter is the significance of Liao Ming's efforts, and the two will meet from time to time, she must exist, so that Liao Ming will have the motive for crazy work," Zhang Hengton, “but one thing you are right, there are people who do not exist. ”

“Who?”

“Liao Ming's ex-wife.” Zhang Hengdao, "Liao Ming brought his daughter to New Shanghai 0297 after the divorce, so there was no previous friends and relatives in the city who knew him and his ex-wife. ”

“Isn't it normal that when we first met, I told you that this is a young city where people come looking for work and a better life, and of course, people want to start over here. ”

“Yes, but I asked the class director of Liao Ming's daughter, who has not visited her since her daughter moved to this elementary school a year ago, not once. ”

“Well, that's a little hard to say, but as far as I know, some women were disconnected from their previous families when they remarried.” Xu Qian, “perhaps Liao Ming's ex-wife is such a person, leaving behind all the past and welcoming a new beginning. You must know that it is horrible for a woman to be harsh. ”

“That's right, that's the most likely guess, and to verify that guess, I went to the second floor to visit another person. ”

“Who?”

“Liao Ming has a female subordinate, she has always admired Liao Ming, and there have been some developments between the two… well, beyond the working relationship. ”

“Office romance? ”

“Almost, I went over their chat record, the girl's subordinate was willing to change jobs for Liao Ming, and promised to treat Liao Ming's daughter as her own daughter, but Liao Ming was still reluctant to acknowledge the relationship, and she was a little excited, so she asked Liao Ming if he had contacted his ex-wife again, and Liao Ming replied as follows - you know, since that time she came to me and said that she was going to marry again, that I had never bothered her again when she died. ”

“Isn't that proof of my earlier speculation?” Xu Qian asked.

“It looks like this, and after the visit I got more details about the meeting that day, including the time and place, what happened… who said that it wasn't your friends who knew you best, but your enemies.” Zhang Hengdao, "with this information, I not only found the cafe where it happened, I also found the owner of the cafe, but the funny thing is that the owner of the cafe doesn't remember Liao Ming and his ex-wife going to his cafe, does that sound familiar? ”

“But this is normal, because there are so many people in cafes every day, and it must have been a long time ago. ”

“In theory, however, the meeting between Liao Ming and his ex-wife did not go smoothly, during which the two had a fierce clash of mouths, Liao Ming's wife clearly stated that she would not come to New Shanghai 0297 and would not contact Liao Ming again, then grabbed a steak knife on the table and tied it to Liao Ming, Liao Ming's arms were drawn, and some blood was shed… even for cafes that had to receive many customers every day is not common.” Zhang Hengdao, "and then I managed to find several waiters who worked at the coffee shop that day, and they didn't remember. ”

Xu Qian silenced for a moment and then looked up, “Do you think Liao Ming's marriage was forged? Is he a clone? ”

“Unfortunately, according to the current criteria for cloning human beings, he is not.” Zhang Hengdao, "before he took me around the workshop, I secretly photographed his back neck with a UV flashlight with no code on it. ”

Xu Qian's finger holding the cigarette finally trembled, but she still didn't want to accept Zhang Heng's so-called type II clone inference, “Your statement is too crazy, there must be other explanations, and take 10,000 steps back. Even if you are telling the truth, the type II clone is no different from normal human beings. Why are you telling me these things, as long as I don't doubt the truth of the memory, I can't live like a normal human being? ”

“I'm afraid you can't live like ordinary people...” Zhang Hengdao, “clones are special tools of production, and since they are tools of production, you have to consider the efficiency of production. You see how they treat clones in general. If something goes wrong, you have to go back to the factory in time for calibration, and for clones who can't calibrate, you know what happens when you wait for them.

Zhang Heng looked at Xu Qian as he said, "Tell me, during your time with your boyfriend, have you not questioned the purpose of his approach to you at all? When you were being followed and watched, did you really have any idea what role he played in this, and you didn't want me to continue investigating this matter because your subconscious didn't want to be investigated? ”